Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2014 SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TO SET THE RULES CALENDAR FOR THE THIRTY-SIXTH LEGISLATIVE DAY SR 958 HB 128 HB 153 HB 459 HB 513 HB 549 HB 658 HB 742 HB 763 HB 766 HB 777 HB 778 HB 790 HB 791 HB 820 Regulation Freedom Amendment; request the enactment to the Constitution of the United States by the U.S. Congress (ECD-48th) Georgia Downtown Renaissance Investment Tax Credit Act; enact (ECD-47th) Peake-141st Local option sales tax; taxes to be imposed at a rate of less that 1 percent; allow (Substitute) (FIN-32nd) Carson-46th Speed restrictions; impeding traffic flow and minimum speed in left-hand lanes; modify provisions (PUB SAF-53rd) Hitchens-161st Education; Georgia Medical Center Authority; abolish (Substitute) (H&HS-13th) Houston-170th Water pollution; establish water emergency response procedures (NR&E-4th) Burns-159th Revenue and taxation; repeal Chapter 12 relating to estate tax (Substitute) (FIN-54th) Pak-108th Coweta Judicial Circuit; superior courts; provide for seventh judge (JUDYNC-29th) Nix-69th Georgia Military College; legislative intent language regarding certain postsecondary study beyond second year level; revise (H ED-25th) Epps-144th Work Based Learning Act; enact (Substitute) (ED&Y-50th) Lumsden-12th Watercraft; suspension of privileges to operate a vessel for violations of vessel laws of this state and other states; provisions (NR&E-24th) Powell-32nd Food service establishments; certain nonprofit charitable entities from regulation; exempt (AG&CA-50th) Pezold-133rd Civil practice; four-year statute of limitations for actions involving removal of timber from the property of another; provisions (Substitute) (JUDY-46th) Williams-119th Taxation; redrawing census tracts shall not disqualify a designated military zone as a less developed area; provide (FIN-1st) Stephens-164th Condominium associations; standing to participate in litigation under certain circumstances; clarify provisions (JUDY-17th) Powell-171st - 1 - HB 849 HB 881 HB 883 HB 904 HB 918 HB 958 HB 982 HB 1027 Section 1 Legislation available for immediate consideration Insurance; excess wear and use waivers shall not be construed as insurance; provide (I&L-14th) Maxwell-17th Special license plates; Grady Health Foundation; provide (Substitute) (PUB SAF-53rd) Epps-144th Georgia merchant acquirer limited purpose banks; correct cross-references; provide (B&FI-49th) Strickland-111th Natural Resources, Department of; persons are not aggrieved by listings on hazardous site inventory that occur after a certain date; establish (NR&E-20th) McCall-33rd Revenue and taxation; define terms "Internal Revenue Code" and Internal Revenue Code of 1986"; provisions (FIN-32nd) Peake-141st Revenue and taxation; state income tax credit for qualified entertainment production companies; change certain provisions (Substitute) (FIN-8th) Nimmer-178th Financial institutions; repeal Articles 4 and 4A; enact new Articles 4 and 4A; provisions (B&FI-23rd) Williamson-115th State government; certain processes and procedures affecting unemployment insurance; change (I&L-14th) Strickland-111th - 2 - Section 2 Legislation read for the 2nd time today MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2014 SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TO SET THE RULES CALENDAR FOR THE THIRTY-SIXTH LEGISLATIVE DAY HB 88 HB 566 HB 654 HB 670 HB 697 HB 720 HB 750 HB 762 HB 782 HB 803 HB 827 HB 840 HB 877 HB 878 Licenses; Class E and Class F drivers' license free of charge to qualified volunteer firefighters; provide (PUB SAF-1st) Shaw-176th Motor vehicles; temporary transporter license plates available to permit mechanics to test drive certain vehicles being serviced or repaired; make (PUB SAF-49th) Pak-108th Guardian; change provisions relating to appointment of a testamentary guardian (Substitute) (JUDY-46th) Oliver-82nd Trade names; require registration with the clerk of superior court; provisions (JUDY-49th) Fleming-121st HOPE; revise amount of grants; equal student's cost of tuition (Substitute) (H ED-54th) Evans-42nd Courts; collection of a fee to defray costs for using electronic citations; provide (Substitute) (JUDYNC-52nd) Lumsden-12th Banking and finance; exemption to mortgage loan originator licensing requirements for employees of certain nonprofit corporations; provide (B&FI-6th) Frye-118th Motor vehicles and traffic; procedure for passing sanitation vehicles; provide (PUB SAF-56th) Harrell-106th Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disasters Act of 2014; enact (FIN-9th) Williamson-115th Law enforcement agencies; develop policies addressing how peace officers shall negotiate their encounters with domesticated pet animals; require (PUB SAF-50th) Benton-31st Motor vehicles and traffic; Class D license holder prohibited from driving a Class C motor vehicle on public roads, streets, or highways; revise time (PUB SAF-25th) Mabra-63rd Insurance; persons under authority of Commissioner and subject to penalties under Title 33; clarify (Substitute) (I&L-29th) Golick-40th Motor vehicles; local authorities ability to regulate use of personal transportation vehicles on roadways and designated paths and lanes; provide (Substitute) (PUB SAF-51st) Roberts-155th Motor vehicles; certain fees included in liens upon abandoned vehicles; provide (Substitute) (PUB SAF-53rd) Powell-32nd - 1 - HB 908 HB 965 Section 2 Legislation read for the 2nd time today Tire disposal restrictions; extend sunset date for tire fees (NR&E-17th) Riley-50th Georgia 9-1-1 Medical Amnesty Law; enact (Substitute) (H&HS-45th) Cooper-43rd - 2 - Section 3 Legislation left in Sections 1, 2 and 3 of General Calendar and defeated legislation that will be reconsidered pursuant to Senate Rule 6-7.5 MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2014 SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TO SET THE RULES CALENDAR FOR THE THIRTY-SIXTH LEGISLATIVE DAY SR 693 SR 820 SR 881 SR 953 SR 986 SR 1053 SR 1099 HB 3 HB 296 HB 365 HB 405 HB 477 HB 511 HB 646 HB 737 City of Fort Oglethorpe Charter Study Committee; create (Substitute) (RULES-53rd) Senate Entrepreneur in Residence Study Committee; create (ECD-32nd) Senate Senior Technology Gap Study Committee; create (S&T-34th) Senate Mold and Mildew Remediation Contractor Study Committee; create (RI&U-35th) Senate Unified Courts Technology Study Committee; create (S&T-29th) Court of Appeals Workload; Senate Study Committee; create (JUDY-29th) Alcoholic Beverage Retail Licensing and "Tied House" Laws; create senate study committee (RI&U-27th) Evidence; professional forestry; Department of Public Health; AIDS; provisions (Substitute) (JUDY-29th) Willard-51st Motor vehicles; authorized to receive registration records; add certain persons (Substitute) (JUDY-53rd) Powell-32nd Safety belts; definition of the term "passenger vehicle" to which the safety belt law applies; modify (Substitute) (PUB SAF-1st) Hitchens161st Elementary and secondary education; members of governing boards of nonprofit organizations which are charter petitioners and charter schools to participate in governance training; require (Substitute) (ED&Y-12th) Mayo-84th Employees' Retirement System of Georgia; Georgia Judicial Retirement System; transfer service credit (RET-11th) Powell-171st State employees' health insurance plan; pilot program to provide coverage for bariatric surgical procedures for treatment and management of obesity; provide (Substitute) (H&HS-45th) Dempsey-13th Magistrates Retirement Fund of Georgia; part-time chief magistrates may become members of such fund; provide (RET-24th) Fleming-121st Alcoholic beverages; malt beverages produced in private residences to be transported to other locations and consumed by the producer and other individuals; allow (Substitute) (RI&U-27th) Harrell-106th - 1 - Section 3 Legislation left in Sections 1, 2 and 3 of General Calendar and defeated legislation that will be reconsidered pursuant to Senate Rule 6-7.5 HB 783 Game and fish; provisions relating to rules and regulations used to establish criminal violations; update (NR&E-7th) Hitchens-161st HB 784 Alcoholic beverages; local authorization and regulation of sale of alcohol for consumption on the premises on Sundays during the St. Patrick's Day holiday period; allow (RI&U-2nd) Stephens-164th HB 794 Compact for a Balanced Budget; adopt (RULES-6th) Braddock-19th HB 825 Alcoholic beverages; fruit growers licensed as farm wineries obtain license authorizing production of distilled spirits and fortified wines pursuant to certain conditions; permit (AG&CA-11th) Houston-170th HB 826 Crimes and offenses; carrying weapons within certain school safety zones and at school functions; change provisions (ED&Y-37th) Setzler-35th HB 829 Certified process servers; change sunset and legislative review provisions (JUDY-23rd) Willard-51st HB 863 Crimes and offenses; cruelty to animals and aggravated cruelty to animals; change provisions (Substitute) (JUDYNC-23rd) Golick-40th HB 930 General Assembly; adopt standards and instructions for Article V convention delegates; provisions (RULES-46th) Barr-103rd HB 978 Georgia International and Maritime Trade Center Authority; change provisions relating to membership (Floor Substitute) (SLGO-2nd) Stephens-164th HB 1051 Lawful presence verification; professional licensing board; change certain provisions (Substitute) (RI&U-47th) Dickson-6th - 2 - Section 6 Senate legislation which cannot pass the House pursuant to Senate Rule 4-2.10 (a) MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2014 SENATE GENERAL CALENDAR TO SET THE RULES CALENDAR FOR THE THIRTY-FIFTH LEGISLATIVE DAY SB 166 SB 214 SB 323 SB 334 SB 335 SB 351 SB 354 SB 360 SB 369 SB 377 SB 379 SB 399 SB 404 SB 406 SB 409 Selling/Other Trade Practices; motor vehicles; custom design specifications; modify provisions (Substitute) (PUB SAF-49th) Lottery for Education; allow winner of lottery prize to remain anonymous; 25 percent of prize to Lottery for Education Account (Substitute) (H ED-29th) Driver's Licenses; authorize Department of Driver Services to conduct certain tests of license applicants (Substitute) (PUB SAF-6th) "The Georgia Health Care Freedom and ACA Noncompliance Act" (Substitute) (I&L-1st) Alcoholic Beverages; provide that local governing authorities may authorize retail dealers to conduct tasting events (RI&U-25th) State Soil and Water Conservation Commission; assign to Department of Agriculture for administrative purposes (AG&CA-17th) "Georgia Civil Practice Act"; governing discovery general provisions; electronically stored information (Substitute) (JUDY-46th) Hospitals; prohibit certain conduct relating to physicians; provide definitions (Substitute) (H&HS-52nd) Motor Vehicles; create a new class of motor vehicles; autonomous vehicles; definitions; requirements to operate (S&T-29th) "Preservation of Religious Freedom Act" (Substitute) (JUDY-29th) Motor Vehicles; failure to use safety belts may be considered evidence of causation and negligence (I&L-32nd) Elections; revise a timeline relating to compliance with reducing a local board to seven members (ED&Y-55th) Motor Vehicle; remove evidence of approved deferred action status from the list of available documents; temporary driver's license or permit (JUDYNC-31st) Administrative Services, Department of; contracting with companies having business operations in Sudan; provisions (Substitute) (JUDY29th) "Blind Persons' Braille Literacy Rights and Education Act"; enact; blind or visually impaired child; determine need for Braille instruction (ED&Y2nd) - 1 - Section 6 Senate legislation which cannot pass the House pursuant to Senate Rule 4-2.10 (a) SB 412 Income Tax; increase the amount of the basic skills education program tax credit (Substitute) (FIN-51st) SB 415 "Quality Basic Education Act"; deferments on certain assessments for limited-English proficient students (Substitute) (ED&Y-43rd) SR 99 "Health Care Freedom of Choice Constitutional Amendment" -CA (H&HS-32nd) SR 1031 State of Georgia; English as official language (RULES-9th) - 2 - Section 6 Senate legislation which cannot pass the House pursuant to Senate Rule 4-2.10 (a) - 3 -